.pomo museum to open up in trondheim, norway Opening on 15 February 2025, PoMo is actually a new gallery in Trondheim, Norway, that will deliver global present day as well as present-day fine art to the coastal area by means of an irreversible selection and also an evolving program of short-term exhibitions. Her first museum venture, architect and also professional India Mahdavi are going to thoughfully completely transform Trondheim’s Art Nouveau General post office creating right into a 4,000 sqm new spots over 5 floorings, in partnership with Norwegian designer Erik Langdalen. PoMo will open with a group event labelled ‘Postcards from the Future’, operating February 15th– June 22nd, 2025.
The museum will definitely feature its compilation by means of long-term displays and two massive yearly shows, including solo discussions and thematic polls. Guest managers are going to collaborate with PoMo’s group to deliver new point of views, and also an international financing system will certainly sustain collaboration. Celebrations and also talks are going to contextualize the events, and an education and learning system will engage youngsters, young people, and also adults, with partnerships considered along with study establishments and universities.Ugo Rondinone, our magic hr, 2003.
PoMo collection, u00a9 Ugo Rondinone|graphic through Terje Trobe a partnership between india mahdvai as well as erik Langdalen Paris-based designer and also designer India Mahdavi is actually plunging into her initial museum job along with the advancement and redesign method of PoMo. Tasked along with developing a concept for the museum in relationship with architect Erik Langdalen, Mahdavi has actually administered her trademark technique to improve the historical property, constructed in 1911, in to a present-day space. PoMo will definitely feature 3 storeys of event showrooms, to house both short-lived exhibitions and also long-term selection screens a fluid and inviting item room created to break down barricades in between road, gallery as well as art work versatile cellar spaces committed to celebrations as well as learning a library and also research room in the eaves of the building as well as a reception space as well as office space on the top floor.
Attracting ideas from Trondheim’s cityscape and also history, along with Norwegian folk fine art and also workmanship, and the tradition of the old postal service structure, India Mahdavi has actually developed a vivid as well as cheerful renovation that commemorates in-between places as high as show areas: daring, vivid seconds will stress PoMo coming from the basement to the fourth floor, usually triggered through artworks from the long-term collection. ‘I preferred this gallery to feel inviting as well as inclusive, interacting both the local area area and also the worldwide art group. It’s about reconnecting the nearby neighborhood with the city centre as well as their very own record, while simultaneously using a fresh knowledge that accepts the globe.’ illustration u00a9 India Mahdavi Known for his considerate restoration and also preservation jobs, Erik Langdalen’s concept for PoMo will certainly enable past history to talk, whilst concentrating on the future.
Sustainability goes to the forefront of Langdalen’s technique, paying attention to the rehabilitation and also re-use of historic as well as pre-existing properties if you want to lessen greenhouse gas emissions, produce historic anchoring and also boost social commitment. ‘When we were participated in 2021, I immediately understood what ability the aged major postal service had as the setup for a new enthusiastic craft museum like PoMo. The work of interweaving the unique Art Nouveau architecture in addition to new design and brand-new technical solutions has been actually extremely expertly appealing, and has actually resulted in a lot of unique rooms for future fine art experiences.’ The India Mahdavi-designed PoMo will launch with Postcards from the Future, a group exhibition including around 100 jobs by 24 global musicians coming from its own new irreversible collection as well as considerable worldwide loans.
Covering all 3 show floors, the program draws creativity coming from the property’s record as Trondheim’s past central Postal service, making use of the mail as a particular metaphor. Like arts pieces, mails act as ships for public and also exclusive storytelling. The show will certainly consist of parts coming from the PoMo Selection together with noteworthy jobs through artists like Fischli & Weiss, Isa Genzken, Matthew Angelo Harrison, Catherine Opie, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Susan Rothenberg, Andy Warhol, and also Monira Al Qadiri.
The PoMo Compilation, launched by Monica as well as Ole Robert Reitan and also including arts pieces coming from REITAN’s selection, concentrates on diversity, creativity, as well as worldwide representation. To deal with gender disparity in gallery assortments, at the very least 60% of its accomplishments are dedicated to females musicians. The collection features works by artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Katharina Fritsch, Simone Leigh, and Sol LeWitt.
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